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unbecoming


unbecoming
Pronunciation: ⁄ʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ
adjective
·              1(especially of clothing or a colour) not flattering:
a stout lady in an unbecoming striped sundress

·              2(of behaviour) not fitting or appropriate; unseemly:
it was unbecoming for a university to do anything so crass as advertising its wares

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